Category Archives: peace

we.

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‘Friends Who Share Balloons’

 

“peace is not merely the absence of warfare,

any more than true health is simply the absence of a disease.

nor is peace simply a quiet state of equilibrium –

impossible to achieve in an evolving system.

though refraining from harm is an essential first step,

lasting peace is created by actively redressing harm done.

peace is a creative process of joining i and thou into a co-creative we.

it requires authentic communication, empathic listening, and wildly creative solutions.”

-anodea judith

 

 

 

image credit: willowdayflowerproject by gina – Leaves, Twigs, Iris, Geraniums, Lilacs, Delphiniums, Hydrangeas, Marigolds all got together and became “Friends who share balloons.”

 

big heart.

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today’s walk

brought this discovery 

a reminder

that it’s impossible

for a heart to be too big.

 

 

“one day we will realize that big hearts will bring us more peace than big weapons.”

-anthony douglas

stillness.

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argo park, ann arbor, mi, usa – spring 2020

“the important stuff will still be important by the time you get to it. the unimportant will have made its insignificance obvious or simply disappear. then, with stillness rather than needless urgency or exhaustion, you will be able to sit down and give what deserves consideration your full attention.” – Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key

without knowing.

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– morgan harper nichols

constant.

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margot harper nichols

peaceful.

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“peace is the only battle worth waging.”

-albert camus

 

 

 

art credit: laurachjones art – ‘peaceful’

where to begin.

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“if we are to teach real peace in this world,

and if we are to carry on a real war against war,

we shall have to begin with the children.”

-mahatma gandhi

on the fourth.

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“when picking a leader, choose a peacemaker.

one who unites, not divides.

a cultured leader who supports the arts and true freedom of speech, not censorship.” 

-suzy kassem: rise up and salute the sun

 

u.s.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

image credit: hawaii state bar association, peace resource project

what people do.

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“the most important thing on earth is for all of us to make this sentence true:

compassion is what people do.”

-glennon doyle melton

 

image credit: interfaith council for peace and justice, washtenaw congregational sanctuary

solitude.

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happened upon this man enjoying his solitude while out walking tonight.

 

“extraordinary things happen in solitude.”

-michael finkel